Shakir Stewart who was the senior VP of A&R, has been named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings as announced today (June 3) by L.A. Reid. Stewart's new position will take affect due to Jay-Z's resignation as President of Def Jam in December of 2007.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Shakir Stewart Replaces Jay
Shakir Stewart who was the senior VP of A&R, has been named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings as announced today (June 3) by L.A. Reid. Stewart's new position will take affect due to Jay-Z's resignation as President of Def Jam in December of 2007.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The Roots Having Trouble At Def Jam
The Roots are said to be having a lot of drama since Jay-Z decided to step-down. Word is the group has been having trouble pleasing Def Jam and they haven't been getting a lot of promotion.
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson says that's , "He (L.A Reid) has no idea that 'Birthday Girl' isn't even on the album," Thompson says. "They don't know we shot the 'Rising Down' video. They just know they approved an (electronic press kit) budget."
?uestlove was speaking of their single "Birthday Girl" that was removed from their U.S. version of their new album, "Rising Down"
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